Helicopter News
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DoD Closely Examining Roles And Implications of UAVs
With the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) growing, the Pentagon is examining a number of issues, from the systems’ implications on tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) to how the […]
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DARPA Green Lights Phase II For AeroVironment Nano Air Vehicle
AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) May 27 announced it has been awarded a six month, $636,000 Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build a […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace Demonstrate Unmanned Helo Supply
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corp. [KAMN] said they recently demonstrated for the Army and Marine Corps that it’s feasible to transport supplies to ground troops by unmanned helicopter. […]
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Ascent Joint Venture In Billion-Dollar U.K. Flight Training Pact
U.K. Army and Navy flight training will be transformed under an approximately $1.2 billion contract with Ascent, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] VT Group joint venture, the government said June 2. […]
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International
Netherlands MoD Selects AeroVironment’s Raven UAS
AeroVironment(AV) [AVAV] May 30 announced it has won a $7.7 million contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the RQ-11B (Raven) small unmanned aircraft systems. "We performed a thorough […]
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DARPA Green Lights Phase II For AeroVironment Nano Air Vehicle
AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) May 27announced it has been awarded a Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build a flying prototype for the […]